Separable portable roof for haystacks



No. 627,05l. Patented lune I3, I899.

E. CLARK. S EPARABLE PORTABLE ROOF FOR HAYSTACKS. 8w.

(Application fllad Jam 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EATON K. CLARK, OF SEYMOUR, IOWVA.

SEPARABLE PORTABLE ROOF FOR HAYSTACKS, 84C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 627,051, dated June 13,1899. Application filed January 28, 1899. Serial No. 703,648. (Nomodel.)

tachably connecting them and fastening them over a haystack or otherobjects that are not permanently located, as hereinafter set forth,

pointed out in my claim, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of one of the pieces of my roof.Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is amodification of Fig. 2, showing one edge of the sheet-metal platereinforced by a strip of Wood 'or metal fixed thereto. Fig. 4 is across-sectional view of the top and center piece that produces the apexof the roof. Fig. 5 is an end view of the top' of a roof, showing woodenboards used in place of sheet metal. Fig. 6 is a perspective Viewshowing my invention applied to a haystack as required for practicaluse.

The letter A designates a piece of tin-plate or other suitable materialthat is adapted in shape and length to overlie the top of a haystack orthe ridge-pole of a frame. Strips of plate metal 13 are fixed across theoutside surface of the plate A by means of rivets or in any suitableWay. Their end portions are doubled back to produce hooks c. A pluralityof pieces or plates D, corresponding in length with the top piece A, arealso provided with fixed strips B and their ends doubled back to producehooks 0. Links f, that are angular in shape and made of wire or metalrods, are preferably permanently connected with the hooks c at the upperedge portion only of each plate B on each piece or plate D. WVire cablesor chains H are provided with loops J at one end ,adapted to engage thehooks c on the lower plate D, and also provided with metal pins orWooden stakes 70 at their lower ends, adapted.

plates through which rain and snow would enter to wet material under theroof.

Having described the construction and manner of connecting the differentparts and fastening the roof in place, it is obvious that my roof can bereadily applied as required for practical use and also obvious that theroof can be readily taken down and the dif ferent pieces placed inoverlying positions to economize space in storing and shipping.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent therefor,is-- A flexible and separable metal roof com-.

prising a sheet-metal plate that is curved in cross-section to form theapex of the roof, a plurality of plates of corresponding length, metalstraps terminating in hooks at their ends fixed across each of saidplates, angular loops adapted to engage said hooks on the metal plates,cables having loops at one end and pins or stakes at their other ends,all arranged and combined as shown and described for the purposesstated.

EATON K. CLARK. Witnesses:

SAMUEL RioKoRDs, W. O. BATEMAN.

